KIT's mission is to create a cultural exchange program between Italy, the US and the international community, to unveil artistic and creative sides of these two countries to the world. In the States, Kairos Italy Theater is dedicated to spreading the Italian Culture and to creating an Italian Cultural Network in order to support and further increase the knowledge of Italy in the States.

Dear KIT's Friends,We are finally starting an old dream of ours, KITCAFFE', and we hope you could attend to celebrate our new adventure!

This is just the first of many new adventures KIT will embrace in the next monhts... so come to KITCAFFE' to enjoy the first one, with wine, caffe', pastries, great writing... and tosupport us!

Ciao, KIT

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KIT is very proud to present, in collaboration with the Cell Theater, the very
first KITCAFFE' a literary series to read together and discover the most
fascinating Italian writers from the past to the present while sipping coffee,
wine and eating pastries.

The first KITCAFFE' will be dedicated to two Masters of writing, both from Sicily: Leonardo Sciascia and Gesualdo Bufalino.

The two-hour
event, hosted by Laura, Marta and other surprise hosts, presents readings in English followed by the Italian version.

KITCAFFE' is:Professional
actors engaging in dramatic readings;Short stories, novels or
essays by Italian authors from the past to the present;Post reading discussion;Correction of Italian Language and Italian pronunciation;Wine, coffee and pastries;Copies of the reading material to follow the professional reading;A lot of fun and a lot of learning...THIS AND MUCH MORE IS KITCAFFE'!

For intermediate and advanced Italian studies students as well as for everyone who loves Italian culture and likes to know more and more and more about it!

LEONARDO SCIASCIALeonardo Sciascia (1921-1989) was born in Racamulto, Sicily. One of the most important modern Italian writers, he was also a controversial commentator on political affairs, especially within Sicily. In addition to notable mystery novels such as The Day of the Owl and The Wine Dark Sea, Sciascia wrote plays, short stories and essays. Among his many other books are Salt on the Wound, a biography of a Sicilian town, The Council of Egypt, an historical novel, and Todo Modo, a book in a genre that Sciascia could be said to have invented: the metaphysical mystery. Sciascia was part of a House of Deputies investigation into the prominent Christian Democrat Aldo Moro's kidnapping, and right after he presented a forensic analysis of the kidnapping and the assassination of Moro, in his book The Moro Affair. In Sciascia's books, there is rarely a happy ending and there is rarely justice for the ordinary man

GESUALDO BUFALINOItalian novelist (1920 - 1996), Bufalino saw his literary career blossom after his retirement from teaching in 1976. He attended Catania and Palermo universities, but service during World War II took him away from Sicily in 1942. Bufalino fought with the partisans in northern Italy and was captured by the Germans. Although he managed to escape, he contracted tuberculosis while in hiding and was sent to a sanatorium after the war. In 1947 Bufalino returned to his beloved native island, Sicily. There he taught humanities at a teacher-training school in Vittoria, where he also wrote prose and translated French poetry. In 1981, with the aid of novelist Leonardo Sciascia, Bufalino published his first novel, Diceria dell'untore (The Plague Sower, 1988), which he had started writing in the 1950s. Based upon his experiences in the sanatorium, it was awarded the Campiello Prize. Museo d'ombre (1982), a collection of prose pieces, and the novel Argo il cieco (1984; Blind Argus, 1989) both reflected on life in Sicily. Bufalino displayed the depth of his craftsmanship in L'uomo invaso (1986; The Keeper of Ruins, 1994), a collection of short stories. His third novel, Le menzogne della notte (1988; Night's Lies, 1990, reissued as Lies of the Night, 1991), related tales exchanged by four prisoners on the eve of their execution and was heralded for its intellectual inventiveness. It won the Strega Prize in 1988. Other novels include a thriller, Qui pro quo (1991), and Calende greche (1990). He also wrote a play, verse, and essays and translated the works of Charles Baudelaire, Paul-Jean Toulet, and Jean Giraudoux.

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After being at the Salento Film Festival in Italy, Marta's The Contenders has been invited to LA Femme Film Festival (October 15-18)! Good Luck, Marta!

Thirty classes to play with your children' stories and
transform them into cute, nice, funny plays performed entirely in Italian for a
real audience, in a real theater.

Laura (Theater and Italian), Lucretia (Set), and other special guest teachers, will
guide the students in creating entirely their own show. The play may include
songs and dances, all created from students' ideas. They will learn or
improve Italian too: each class will be thought in Italian and will include
some writing and a lot of talking (and explaining!). PLUS every month there will be one class fully devoted to Italian grammar and use of language.

At the end, the students will perform the play THEY have created IN ITALIAN!

KIT IN THE CITY the bilingual online magazine on Rome and NY from KIT!Need help going to Rome or to NY? KIT in the City.com is here to guide you through the two Capitals of the world! Exhibitions, shows, restaurants, hotels, latest trends and much much much more: a KIT of news to enjoy these two beautiful cities!And to honor KIT's tradition, the web-site speaks both English and Italian!

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KIT Newsletter Archive

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